Data Collection

youtubetranscriptdownload.com

Provides transcripts and cleaned-up captions from YouTube videos.

1 endpoint4 known toolsFirst detected July 25, 2026Last detected July 25, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: youtube-transcript-downloader
Version: 1.0.0

Capabilities

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Known tools 4

get_transcript

Get the full transcript of a single YouTube video as timestamped markdown.

Inferred read-only

polish_transcript

Get a cleaned-up transcript of a YouTube video's auto-generated captions: punctuation and capitalisation restored, filler and false starts removed, paragraphs added, misheard names fixed, faithful to what was said.

Inferred read-only

get_channel_transcripts

Get transcripts for a YouTube channel's most recent videos (newest first) as timestamped markdown, one section per video.

Inferred read-only

get_playlist_transcripts

Get transcripts for the videos in a YouTube playlist (in playlist order) as timestamped markdown, one section per video.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.youtube-transcript-downloader]
url = "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript-downloader": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: youtube-transcript-downloader
Remote MCP URL: https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript-downloader": {
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcript-downloader": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "youtube-transcript-downloader",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

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